Varaha Purana 76.6: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 6

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Devanagari script

तस्या मध्येऽमरावत्यां वज्रवैडूर्यवेदिका । त्रैलोक्यगुणविख्याता सुधर्मा नाम वै सभा ॥ ७६.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.6

Transliteration

tasyā madhye 'marāvatyāṃ vajravaiḍūryavedikā | trailokyaguṇavikhyātā sudharmā nāma vai sabhā || 76.6 ||

Translation

ఆ అమరావతి మధ్యలో వజ్రం మరియు వైడూర్యమణులతో చేసిన వేదిక ఉంది; అక్కడ ‘సుధర్మా’ అనే సభాభవనం ఉంది, అది త్రిలోకమంతటా తన గుణమహిమతో ప్రసిద్ధి పొందింది।

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Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of it/of her (city)
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• amarāvatyām: in Amarāvatī
• amarāvatyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amarāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vajra-vaiḍūrya-vedikā: a dais of diamond and vaiḍūrya
• vajra-vaiḍūrya-vedikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra + vaiḍūrya + vedikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘platform/altar of diamond and cat’s-eye gem’

• trailokya-guṇa-vikhyātā: renowned for virtues in the three worlds
• trailokya-guṇa-vikhyātā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + loka + guṇa + vikhyāta (प्रातिपदिक; √khyā धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); PPP (क्त) qualifying sabhā

• sudharmā: Sudharmā
• sudharmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudharmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable used to denote naming (नाम-निपात)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• sabhā: assembly hall
• sabhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to sudharmā

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic cosmographic motif: Indra’s capital Amarāvatī and the idealized sabhā (assembly hall) Sudharmā, reflecting classical Indian literary descriptions of celestial courts and elite material culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

Amarāvatī is the mythic/cosmographic capital of Indra (Śakra) in Svarga; it is not a directly mappable terrestrial site, though later traditions sometimes analogize it to royal capitals in poetic and architectural discourse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; philosophically, it emphasizes guṇa (excellence/virtue) as the basis of renown, framing cultural ideals of orderly assembly and exemplary governance in a cosmological setting.